Avoid Ubuntu kernel Upgrade











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So I have marked linux-image-generic and linux-headers-generic on hold so I can run my desktop on old kernel even after an upgrade. But I see that if I am doing dist-upgrade it is upgrading the kernel as well even though it is on hold. Please suggest how can I disable kernel upgrades completely and how can I start my desktop on previous kernel? Currently I am on 16.04.1 4.4.0-116.



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  • What's the reason you are running dist-upgrade on an Ubuntu system instead of a more appropriate command like plain old upgrade?
    – user535733
    Nov 28 at 22:29










  • Since dist-upgrade removes and solves dependencies issue more smartly than upgrade.
    – zainsyed
    Nov 28 at 22:47










  • is there a way I can completely disable kernel upgrade?
    – zainsyed
    Nov 28 at 22:51






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    Freeze linux-generic as well.
    – Thomas Ward
    Nov 28 at 23:18










  • How should I do that @Thomas?
    – zainsyed
    Nov 29 at 20:20















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So I have marked linux-image-generic and linux-headers-generic on hold so I can run my desktop on old kernel even after an upgrade. But I see that if I am doing dist-upgrade it is upgrading the kernel as well even though it is on hold. Please suggest how can I disable kernel upgrades completely and how can I start my desktop on previous kernel? Currently I am on 16.04.1 4.4.0-116.



Thanks,
Zain










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  • What's the reason you are running dist-upgrade on an Ubuntu system instead of a more appropriate command like plain old upgrade?
    – user535733
    Nov 28 at 22:29










  • Since dist-upgrade removes and solves dependencies issue more smartly than upgrade.
    – zainsyed
    Nov 28 at 22:47










  • is there a way I can completely disable kernel upgrade?
    – zainsyed
    Nov 28 at 22:51






  • 1




    Freeze linux-generic as well.
    – Thomas Ward
    Nov 28 at 23:18










  • How should I do that @Thomas?
    – zainsyed
    Nov 29 at 20:20













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So I have marked linux-image-generic and linux-headers-generic on hold so I can run my desktop on old kernel even after an upgrade. But I see that if I am doing dist-upgrade it is upgrading the kernel as well even though it is on hold. Please suggest how can I disable kernel upgrades completely and how can I start my desktop on previous kernel? Currently I am on 16.04.1 4.4.0-116.



Thanks,
Zain










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So I have marked linux-image-generic and linux-headers-generic on hold so I can run my desktop on old kernel even after an upgrade. But I see that if I am doing dist-upgrade it is upgrading the kernel as well even though it is on hold. Please suggest how can I disable kernel upgrades completely and how can I start my desktop on previous kernel? Currently I am on 16.04.1 4.4.0-116.



Thanks,
Zain







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  • What's the reason you are running dist-upgrade on an Ubuntu system instead of a more appropriate command like plain old upgrade?
    – user535733
    Nov 28 at 22:29










  • Since dist-upgrade removes and solves dependencies issue more smartly than upgrade.
    – zainsyed
    Nov 28 at 22:47










  • is there a way I can completely disable kernel upgrade?
    – zainsyed
    Nov 28 at 22:51






  • 1




    Freeze linux-generic as well.
    – Thomas Ward
    Nov 28 at 23:18










  • How should I do that @Thomas?
    – zainsyed
    Nov 29 at 20:20


















  • What's the reason you are running dist-upgrade on an Ubuntu system instead of a more appropriate command like plain old upgrade?
    – user535733
    Nov 28 at 22:29










  • Since dist-upgrade removes and solves dependencies issue more smartly than upgrade.
    – zainsyed
    Nov 28 at 22:47










  • is there a way I can completely disable kernel upgrade?
    – zainsyed
    Nov 28 at 22:51






  • 1




    Freeze linux-generic as well.
    – Thomas Ward
    Nov 28 at 23:18










  • How should I do that @Thomas?
    – zainsyed
    Nov 29 at 20:20
















What's the reason you are running dist-upgrade on an Ubuntu system instead of a more appropriate command like plain old upgrade?
– user535733
Nov 28 at 22:29




What's the reason you are running dist-upgrade on an Ubuntu system instead of a more appropriate command like plain old upgrade?
– user535733
Nov 28 at 22:29












Since dist-upgrade removes and solves dependencies issue more smartly than upgrade.
– zainsyed
Nov 28 at 22:47




Since dist-upgrade removes and solves dependencies issue more smartly than upgrade.
– zainsyed
Nov 28 at 22:47












is there a way I can completely disable kernel upgrade?
– zainsyed
Nov 28 at 22:51




is there a way I can completely disable kernel upgrade?
– zainsyed
Nov 28 at 22:51




1




1




Freeze linux-generic as well.
– Thomas Ward
Nov 28 at 23:18




Freeze linux-generic as well.
– Thomas Ward
Nov 28 at 23:18












How should I do that @Thomas?
– zainsyed
Nov 29 at 20:20




How should I do that @Thomas?
– zainsyed
Nov 29 at 20:20















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